The WWE announced its upcoming rights deal with Fox Sports with SmackDown Live starting on FOX Friday night October 4, 2019 according to a company press release. The deal with Fox Sports more than triples the fees it was receiving in its prior deal with NBC Universal. The show, which currently airs on the USA […]
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Ronda Rousey signs with WWE
Ronda Rousey has signed with WWE as she made a surprise appearance at the Royal Rumble Sunday night. ESPN revealed the news after Rousey came down the ramp wearing a jacket given to her by Rowdy Roddy Piper’s son at the end of the show. There was much speculation about Rousey’s appearance tonight as she […]
McMahon revives XFL
The XFL reboot is going to happen. Vince McMahon is scheduled to make the announcement on Thursday. Speculation about bringing back the XFL surfaced last month when SEC filings from the WWE indicated that McMahon sold 3.34 million shares of the company to fund a separate entity, Alpha Entertainment, LLC. The company was established “to […]
Rousey to test WWE waters?
According to MMA Junkie, it appears that Ronda Rousey’s next appearance will be in the WWE as the former UFC star is taking her talents to the pro wrestling ring. Rousey has made an appearance at a Wrestlemania and admits to being a big wrestling fan. Her friend, Shayna Baszler, is already a pro wrestler […]
Young Bucks receive cease and desist over hand gesture
Pro wrestling tag team, the Young Bucks (real life brothers Matt and Nick Jackson) are big stars on the independent wrestling scene. Recently, World Wrestling Entertainment sent the team a cease and desist letter for using hand gestures and phrases made popular by WWE characters during their performances. The “Kliq” hand gesture was used in […]